Kristen Shealy

Kristen Shealy served as a panelist on Palmetto Perspectives: Saving Moms.

Kristen Shealy has over 20 years of experience in the field of maternal and child health (MCH) and began her career at the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) in 1997 while earning her Master of Science in Public Health in Epidemiology at the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health. She returned in 2018, serving as the Deputy Director of the MCH Bureau within the SC Department of Public Health. Ms. Shealy administers the Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant and is the Principal Investigator for the State Maternal Health Innovation Collaborative.